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Karnaphuli is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Its a 667 metres (2,188 ft)-wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Lushai hills in Mizoram, India, it flows 270 km (170 mi) southwest through Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong into the Bay of Bengal. A large hydroelectric power plant using Karnaphuli river was built in the Kaptai region during the 1960s. The mouth of the river hosts Chittagong's sea port, the main port of Bangladesh.

Broadcast: 17 February 2013 on Sunday Night, Seven Network, Australia.
It's one of the most jaw-dropping sights of the modern world. For as far as the eye can see, along a stretch of coastline in Bangladesh, hundreds of mammoth supertankers lie beached on the sand. This is where the world's ships come to die. Tim joins the thousands of workers, some of them children, who are paid just 47 cents a day to break up these rusting giants with their bare hands.
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In a nut shell, 'ship breaking' is where large numbers of used ships are sent to developing countries like China, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Turkey, they are systematically broken down by the cheap labor hired by these ship breakers.
Workers are not trained, they are not supplied PPE and they get paid about $1 per day to work 12 hours every day, 7 days a week.
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Bangladesh Navy conducted a 16-day long naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal to test its operational capabilities. This time surface combatants, Navy SEAL and Naval Air Wing took part. Submarines will also join upcoming exercises as they are in final stage of procurement. Proudly brought to you by www.bdmilitary.com

Paradip, also spelt Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India.
Paradip Port is one of the Major Ports of India serving the Eastern and Central parts of the country. The Port of Paradip founded by Raghavendra, is the primary port in Odisha, and one of the largest on India's east coast. The port handled over 57 million tonnes of cargo in 2009-2010. Thermal coal and iron ore are major commodities that transit the port. Its hinterland extends to the States of Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The Port mainly deals with bulk cargo apart from other clean cargoes. There is unprecedented growth in the traffic handled at this Port in the last decade. The Port has got ambitious expansion programme to double its capacity to meet the ever increasing demand. Paradip is emerging as a major industrial hub with several upcoming steel plants including a US$12 billion plant being developed by POSCO of South Korea. In addition, alumina refineries, thermal power plants, and a petrochemical complex are under development.
Paradip has been identified for development as one of the six major petroleum, chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIRs) in India, along the lines of Pudong in China, Rotterdam in Europe and Houston in North America. The Paradip PCPIR has identified an investment potential of US $68.84 billion, spread over 284 square kilometres (110 sq mi) in the area.
Paradeep which is actually an estuary of the Mahanadi River, is one of the most popular beaches of Orissa. Covered by green forests and adorned with natural creeks and island, the Paradeep beach is a paradise for all marine lovers. Paradeep attracts a number of tourists from all over the world and its shimmering golden beaches and aqua blue waters explain its popularity. The tropical sun and the long stretches of sandy beaches are the perfect place to soak oneself in the organic values of nature.
The attractions in Paradeep are not restricted to its beaches alone. There are a number of places that one can visit around Paradeep, these include Temple of Baladeva, Gahirmatha beach, Jhankad and Bhitarkanika National Park. Cuttack and Bhubaneshwar are respectively the nearest railhead and Airport of Paradeep. Reaching Paradeep from any part of Orissa is not a problem as it is well connected by road. The National Highway number 5A passes through Paradeep and links the sea side resort to 3 important tourist spots of the state, Udayagiri, Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri. The roads along the coast line is simply fascinating which makes the experience of traveling to Paradeep as ecstatic as the destination itself.
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For a country way down the list of the world's wealthiest, Bangladesh can ill afford to lose anything like $40bn.
Businesses there believe that is what a series of strikes has cost the country this year.
Another nationwide stoppage has just begun, hurting young and old alike.
Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports from Dhaka.

It is connected to the mainland via the 32.5 km (20.2 mi) Donghai Bridge, opened on 1 December 2005 as the world's longest sea bridge. The six-lane highway bridge took 6,000 workers two and half years to construct.[1]
In mid-2011, port officials said the port was on track to move 12.3 million TEUs during the year, up from 10.1 million TEUs in 2010.[2]

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Myanmar is looking into constructing two new deep-sea ports to provide more routes for trade. Recently, Thai and Singaporean companies signed MoU with the Port Authority of the Ministry of Transport to study the potential sites in Thanintayi and Ayeyawaddy Regions. Thanintayi's Kalargote deep-sea port could be a key link to the Three Pagoda Pass route, which is one of the country's major trading routes with Thailand. In Ayeyawaddy, Ngayokekaung is being looked at. Myanmar has currently two deep-sea port projects, one in Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State and the other in Dawei, Thanintayi Region.

An awe-inspiring engineering feat, Dubai Palm Islands is definitely the largest artificial islands on earth. These Islands are three man made islands in the form of massive palm trees connected to the beaches of Dubai. The first island is the Palm Jumeirah, Jebel Ali Palm second and the third is the Palm Deira which is the biggest of them all. This artificial archipelago located off the coastline of United Arab Emirates in Persian Gulf.
Dubai islands project was commissioned by Sheikh Mohammed in an effort to maximize beachfront property. Dubai's palm tree-shaped resort island on land built from the sea will contribute 120 km of beaches. Aside from the construction of the ambitious expansion, there is also the problem of constructing a mini city, which consists of 4,500 high-end residential homes, miles of roads, luxurious hotels and many amenities that will require basic human resources including electricity, safe drinking water and many more. This enormous project will position Dubai as one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
I will tell you why these islands have appeared and that they must satisfy. Dubai is an emirate that open sea about 50 km (an estimate) and the sites required for building projects are on the beach. To view course and especially to "park" in front of the yacht's property or even assembly.
Well when the beach was not available, and demand persists, the beach had invented. And it appeared artificial islands. Hence so sophisticated forms of the islands: they had to provide a larger opening to the ocean.
This new concept quickly caught on. 'Only a' product 'high-end, the latest wrinkle in the most creative developers metropolis. A new source of land, location of the trick of the planet Earth! The job went, the two islands were settled immediately, with mixed development, spectacular, exorbitant, and finally in Dubai's specific style ... In parallel to the World archipelago started building and other projects are still on the drawing board Nakheel, developer. But crisis compels us to winter a little ...
Where is the dream of similar islands: In Lebanon, wants to build a cedar shaped islands, the symbol of this country. Russia wants to try an island / an archipelago in Black in Sochi at the 2014 Olympics, at least that is speaking through the past years. Also in Japan there are several large airports built on artificial islands.
The Palm Islands are artificial peninsulas constructed of sand dredged from the bottom of the Persian Gulf by the Belgian company Jan De Nul and the Dutch company Van Oord.
The sand is sprayed by the dredging ships, which are guided by DGPS, onto the required area in a process known as rain-bowing because of the arcs in the air when the sand is sprayed. The outer edge of each Palm's encircling crescent is a large rock breakwater. The breakwater of the Palm Jumeirah has over seven million tons of rock.
The Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago (islands) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in The UAE. The Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractors, Jan De Nul and Van Oord, some of the world's specialists in land reclamation, were hired to complete construction. The islands are the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira.
Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent. The settlements will have a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers. The Palm Islands are located off the coast of The UAE in the Persian Gulf and will add 520 kilometers of beaches to the city of Dubai.
The first two islands will comprise of approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand. The Palm Deira will be composed of approximately one billion cubic meters of rock and sand. All materials will be quarried in The UAE. Among the three islands, there will be over 100 luxury hotels, exclusive residential beach side villas and apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities and health spas.
The creation of the Palm Jumeirah began in June 2001. Shortly after, the Palm Jebel Ali was announced and reclamation work began. The Palm Deira is planned to have a surface area of 46.35 square kilometers and was announced for development in October 2004.
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Cox's Bazar, a town and a fishing port, near the city of Chittagong is famed for the world's longest unbroken beach, something like 120km or 75 miles of sand and sea. Sunsets are glorious, the people on the beach are friendly and the whole atmosphere is casual. Known in Bangla as Panowa and an even older name is Palonkee. Its modern name comes from Captain Hiram Cox, a British serving officer during the time when Britain occupied India.

After visiting Bangladesh over a week ago, Chinese vessel "Peace Ark" docked in the port of Thilawar Wednesday. The 4,000 sq-meters vessel is carrying military doctors, who will provide free medical checkup and treatment to locals. The Chinese medical team will go to military hospitals and primary schools from August 29 to September 2.

Cox's Bazar, a town, and a fishing port, near the city of Chittagong in Bangladesh is famed for the world's longest unbroken beach, something like 120km or 75 miles of sand and sea. Sunsets are glorious, the people on the beach are friendly and the whole atmosphere is very casual
Cox's Bazar is also known in Bangla (Bengali) as Panowa and an even older name is Palonkee. Its modern name is a legacy of Captain Hiram Cox, a British serving officer during the time when Britain occupied the whole of India.

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Paradip, also spelt Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India.
Paradip Port is one of the Major Ports of India serving the Eastern and Central parts of the country. The Port of Paradip founded by Raghavendra, is the primary port in Odisha, and one of the largest on India's east coast. The port handled over 57 million tonnes of cargo in 2009-2010. Thermal coal and iron ore are major commodities that transit the port. Its hinterland extends to the States of Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The Port mainly deals with bulk cargo apart from other clean cargoes. There is unprecedented growth in the traffic handled at this Port in the last decade. The Port has got ambitious expansion programme to double its capacity to meet the ever increasing demand. Paradip is emerging as a major industrial hub with several upcoming steel plants including a US$12 billion plant being developed by POSCO of South Korea. In addition, alumina refineries, thermal power plants, and a petrochemical complex are under development.
Paradip has been identified for development as one of the six major petroleum, chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIRs) in India, along the lines of Pudong in China, Rotterdam in Europe and Houston in North America. The Paradip PCPIR has identified an investment potential of US $68.84 billion, spread over 284 square kilometres (110 sq mi) in the area.
Paradeep which is actually an estuary of the Mahanadi River, is one of the most popular beaches of Orissa. Covered by green forests and adorned with natural creeks and island, the Paradeep beach is a paradise for all marine lovers. Paradeep attracts a number of tourists from all over the world and its shimmering golden beaches and aqua blue waters explain its popularity. The tropical sun and the long stretches of sandy beaches are the perfect place to soak oneself in the organic values of nature.
The attractions in Paradeep are not restricted to its beaches alone. There are a number of places that one can visit around Paradeep, these include Temple of Baladeva, Gahirmatha beach, Jhankad and Bhitarkanika National Park. Cuttack and Bhubaneshwar are respectively the nearest railhead and Airport of Paradeep. Reaching Paradeep from any part of Orissa is not a problem as it is well connected by road. The National Highway number 5A passes through Paradeep and links the sea side resort to 3 important tourist spots of the state, Udayagiri, Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri. The roads along the coast line is simply fascinating which makes the experience of traveling to Paradeep as ecstatic as the destination itself.
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n 2000 and 2001, the decision was made to commence construction on the first of four phases. The first two phases have nine berths in total along a 3 km (1.9 mi) quayside. The first phase, which opened in 2004, can accommodate 2.2 million containers annually and includes 10 quay cranes. The second phase was opened in December 2006, and comprises 72 hectares (180 acres) with 15 quay cranes. The third phase, opened in stages, was completed in 2010 with seven berths.[citation needed] The fourth phase, expected to open in 2015, will add 4 million TEUs to the port's annual capacity.[2]
The total cost of building the port may reach US$12 billion over 20 years.[3] When complete, the port will have 30 berths capable of handling 15 million TEUs annually.[4]

A real flying boat! Watch it start up its Rotax engine, taxi in the sea and convert to a flying aircraft, as the pilot sets full power and pushes the bar against him, taking off from the blue sea of Limassol port, Cyprus. Enjoy some close and low flybys-low passes with the passenger waving and watch the ultralight convert to a boat again, as it comes in for a perfect landing, smoothly kissing the water!
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Με τον cpt Ισίδωρο Λιγνό στα χειριστήρια του ΑΔΑΜΑΝΤΙΟΣ ΚΟΡΑΗΣ και εχθρό την αδιαφορία των διοικούντων αυτής τη χώρας, ο καιρός κάνει τα παιχνίδια του στην Σίκινο. Σε ένα βίντεο που λήφθηκε την Κυριακή 7 Απριλίου 2013, φαίνεται για ακόμα μία φορά σε ποιο σημείο έχει φτάσει η αδιαφορία του κράτους.
ΔΕΙΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ http://www.arxipelagos.com/2013/05/%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%83-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B7%CF%83-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%89%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B3%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%82-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CE%AD/#.UZuNK0r5OUk
SIKINOS ISLAND, GREECE, SUNDAY 07th APRIL 2013
THE MOORING/BERTHING PROCEDURE OF THE PAX / RORO VESSEL
"ADAMANTIOS KORAHS" UNDER COMMAND OF CAPTAIN LIGNOS IN SIKINOS ISLAND / AEGEAN SEA / UNDER STRONG WINDS WITH FORCE MORE THAN 10 BEAUPORT AND HIGH OF SEAS CLOSE TO 3 METERS.
IN ORDER THE ISLAND OF SIKINOS NOT TO REMAIN WITHOUT MEDICINES, FOOD, AND VARIOUS ITEMS CAPTAIN LIGNOS TRIED UNDER VERY BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BROUGHT THE VESSEL IN THE PORT SAFE.
IN THE VERY VERY SHORT TIME VESSEL DISCHARGED AND LOADED THE VERY FEW PASSENGERS; CARS, TRUCKS AND WITH EXTRA SEAFETY PROCEDURE LEFT THE PORT OF SIKINOS FOR AN OTHER CLOSE DESTINATION.
A VERY HUDGE "BRAVO", MANY MANY THANKS AND ALL OUR RESPECT TO CAPTAIN LIGNOS AND TO EVERY OTHER CAPTAIN OF THE COASTAL GREEK NAVIGATION, WHO, WITHOUT THE NECESSARY PORT FACILITIES ALWAYS AND ALWAYS TRY TO BRING THEIR VESSELS ALONGSIDE IN ORDER TO SERVE THE ISLANDS WITH FIRST AID ITEMS, FOOD, WATER, COMMUNICATION, NEWSPAPERS, ETC
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The government said it will set up a port each at Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal in 2013-14, to effectively handle increased cargo traffic. "Two new major ports will be set up in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh," finance minister P Chidambaram said while presenting the Budget for 2013-14.

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Kam Kasravi and Connie Dewitt wanted a modern cabin that wouldn't disrupt the Redwoods on their property. First they considered prefabs, but quickly realized they wouldn't fit up the narrow road to their land in the Santa Cruz mountains. So they convinced their friend, architect David Fenster, to design them a home made from shipping containers.
Built from recycled cargo containers hand-picked from the Port of Oakland, Six Oaks was built around the footprint of the land. The containers were building blocks that were cut and stacked to fit between Redwoods along a steep grade.
While the home was assembled in 6 hours, it took nearly a year to finish the interior since so much of it was custom. The unique materials meant some unique requirements: instead of carpenters, they used welders; a commercial roofer had to be hired, etc.
Acoording to Connie, it wasn't "the cheapest way to build", but It cost about $50 per square foot less than a more conventional custom home.
They didn't aim to build an extreme home, but the couple feel confident their home will hold up well under extreme conditions- i.e. falling trees, forest fires. Connie jokes that if a tree does fall on the home, "it will get a little dent and we'll call the auto body shop to fix the house".
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